head to head
vs
BeholdervsKathy Rain: Director's Cut
Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Kathy Rain: Director's Cut leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BeholderKathy Rain: Director's Cut
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut leans harder on variance: The mystery's clues are hidden information until found
Optimization7 vs 6
Beholder leans harder on optimization: Money, time, and blackmail decision routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.